According to Kwarteng, Black Stars winger Christian Atsu came to the rescue of the convicts and through the Crime Check Foundation donated GHC1000 for their release.

They are set to be released on Tuesday, October 16, 2018.

Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng wrote on his Facebook wall: “Cases like this make a strong case for a review of Ghana’s criminal justice laws.

"They may not have had permission for collecting the leftovers from the farm, but in a country where poverty is endemic in most rural communities, what some rural folks do is to go searching for rejected harvested corn to keep their families alive."